"many flowers. Tepals pink with a dark red midvein. It ""Allium spirale"" typically grows on dry slopes, loess, steppes, and places with significant amounts of sand, gravel or stone. Allium spirale Allium spirale, also known as Korean aging chive, is a plant species native to Korea, Primorye, and parts of China. It is cultivated in many other regions and has for some reason obtained the common name German garlic. Other common names include spiral onion, corkscrew onion, and curly chives. ""Allium spirale"" forms a cluster of narrow bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm"
"centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an umbel of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. Anthers are purple or yellow; pollen yellow. This plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people. Allium parvum Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion. It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of . It is widespread in California, Nevada,"
"can also be used as a moth repellant. The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles. Allium validum Allium validum, known by several common names including swamp onion, wild onion, Pacific onion, and Pacific mountain onion, is native to the Cascade Range, to the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountains, and other high-elevation regions in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho and British Columbia. The ""Allium validum"" bulb is three to five centimeters long, ovoid and clustered on the short end. The outer coat of the stout rhizome is brown or gray in color, fibrous, and vertically lined. The stem"
"name ""stellatum"" is botanical Latin for ""starry"", and refers to the umbels. This species was described for science by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1813. Allium stellatum Allium stellatum, the autumn onion or prairie onion, is a North American species of wild onion native to central Canada and the central United States. It ranges from Ontario and Saskatchewan south to Tennessee and Texas. ""Allium stellatum"" grows in rocky, sandy soil. It is a perennial forming a bulb. The scape is up to 1–2 feet (30–60 cm) tall with tufts of leaves, which are thick, hard, and rounded on the back."
"Allium rotundum Allium rotundum, common name round-headed leek or purple-flowered garlic, is a Eurasian and North African species of wild onion. Its native range extends from Spain and Morocco to Iran and European Russia. It is sparingly naturalized in parts of the United States (Michigan and Iowa). The species grows in disturbed habitats such as roadsides, cultivated fields, etc. ""Allium rotundum"" produces large clumps of as many as 50 egg-shaped bulbs, each up to 1.5 cm long. Leaves are up to 40 cm long. Scapes are up to 90 cm tall. Umbels look round from a distance, and can contain"
"Alangium salviifolium Alangium salviifolium, commonly known as sage-leaved alangium, is a flowering plant in the Cornaceae family. It is also commonly known as Ankolam in Malayalam, Ankola in Kannada, Akola or Ankol in Hindi and Alanji in Tamil. In India, Its mostly found in dry regions in plains and low hills and also found on roadsides. The name ""Alangium"" is Latinized from the Malayalam name Alangi, which, in Kerala, refers to ""Alangium salviifolium"". It was named in 1783 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in his Encyclopédie Méthodique Sage-leaved alangium is a small, bushy tree offering a dense canopy with a short trunk."
"Allium cernuum Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus ""Allium"". It grows in dry woods, rock outcroppings, and prairies. It has been reported from much of the United States, Canada and Mexico including in the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to New York State, the Great Lakes Region, the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri, and the Rocky and Cascade Mountains of the West, from Mexico to Washington. It has not been reported from California, Nevada, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, or much of"
"with a red midvein. Allium ramosum Allium ramosum, called Fragrant-flowered Garlic or Chinese chives is a northern Asian species of wild onion native to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, and northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Xinjiang). The species is also naturalized in a few places in eastern Europe. In its native range, it grows at elevations of 500–2100 m. ""Allium ramosum"" has clusters of narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are linear, keeled, shorter than the scape. Umbels have many flowers crowded together. Tepals are"
"Allium ramosum Allium ramosum, called Fragrant-flowered Garlic or Chinese chives is a northern Asian species of wild onion native to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, and northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Xinjiang). The species is also naturalized in a few places in eastern Europe. In its native range, it grows at elevations of 500–2100 m. ""Allium ramosum"" has clusters of narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are linear, keeled, shorter than the scape. Umbels have many flowers crowded together. Tepals are white or pale red"
"as many as 200 flowers. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 7 mm across; tepals purple, sometimes with white margins; anthers yellow or purple; pollen yellow or white. Allium rotundum Allium rotundum, common name round-headed leek or purple-flowered garlic, is a Eurasian and North African species of wild onion. Its native range extends from Spain and Morocco to Iran and European Russia. It is sparingly naturalized in parts of the United States (Michigan and Iowa). The species grows in disturbed habitats such as roadsides, cultivated fields, etc. ""Allium rotundum"" produces large clumps of as many as 50 egg-shaped bulbs, each up"
"midveins; anthers purple; pollen gray. Allium tribracteatum Allium tribracteatum, known by the common name Threebract onion, is a species of wild onion found in California. The plant is endemic to California, where it is known only from the slopes of the Sierra Nevada in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. ""Allium tribracteatum"" is a small onion plant producing a stem only a few centimeters long from an oval-shaped bulb. There are two leaves which are usually much longer than the stem. The inflorescence contains up to 30 petite white to purple flowers, each less than a centimeter long. Tepals are white to"
"Allium validum Allium validum, known by several common names including swamp onion, wild onion, Pacific onion, and Pacific mountain onion, is native to the Cascade Range, to the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountains, and other high-elevation regions in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho and British Columbia. The ""Allium validum"" bulb is three to five centimeters long, ovoid and clustered on the short end. The outer coat of the stout rhizome is brown or gray in color, fibrous, and vertically lined. The stem is 50 to 100 centimeters long and angled. There are three to six leaves more or less equal"
"to reddish-violet with darker midveins. Allium sacculiferum Allium sacculiferum, also called northern plain chive or triangular chive, is an East Asian species of wild onion native to Japan, Korea, eastern Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk, Primorye), and northeastern China (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). It is found along the banks of lakes and rivers at elevations less than 500 m. ""Allium sacculiferum"" makes one or two egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm across. Scapes are up to 70 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, shorter than the scape, up to 5 mm across. Umbels are spherical, with many flowers"
"line. 5 sections. 4 sections Polyphyletic. 5 sections. The name ""Allium"" is ancient, and the plant was known to both the Romans and the Greeks. The name is thought to be Celtic in origin, meaning ""to burn"", in reference to its taste and smell. One of the earliest uses of the name in botany, was by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656- 1708). Taxonomy of Allium The precise taxonomy of the genus ""Allium"" is still poorly understood with incorrect descriptions being widespread. With over 850 species distributed over the Northern hemisphere ""Allium"" is the sole genus in the Allieae, one of"
"Allium ursinum Allium ursinum – known as ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, or bear's garlic is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the lily family Amaryllidaceae. It is a wild relative of onion, native to Europe and Asia, where it grows in moist woodland. ""Allium ursinum"" is a bulbous, perennial herbaceous monocot, that reproduces primarily by seed. The narrow bulbs are formed from a single leaf base and produce bright green entire, elliptical leaves up to 25 cm long x 7 cm wide with a petiole up to 20 cm long. The inflorescence is an"
"bears up to 20 flowers which are white or pink with purple veining. Allium punctum Allium punctum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dotted onion or Modoc onion. It is native to the western United States in and around the Modoc Plateau in northeastern California (Modoc County), northwestern Nevada (Humboldt County), and southeastern Oregon (Malheur, Lake and Harney Counties). It is uncommon, growing volcanic flatlands created by old lava flows. ""Allium punctum"" grows from a yellow-brown to grayish oval-shaped bulb one or two centimeters wide. It produces a short stem no more than 10 centimeters"
"Allium tribracteatum Allium tribracteatum, known by the common name Threebract onion, is a species of wild onion found in California. The plant is endemic to California, where it is known only from the slopes of the Sierra Nevada in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. ""Allium tribracteatum"" is a small onion plant producing a stem only a few centimeters long from an oval-shaped bulb. There are two leaves which are usually much longer than the stem. The inflorescence contains up to 30 petite white to purple flowers, each less than a centimeter long. Tepals are white to pink with red or purple"
"Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit) Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima syn. ""Alyssum maritimum"", common name sweet alyssum or sweet alison, also commonly referred to as just alyssum (from the genus ""Alyssum"" in which it was formerly classified) is a species of low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. The genus name ""Lobularia"" comes from a Greek word meaning ""small pod"", referring to the shape of the fruits. The name of the species ""maritima"" refers to its preferred coastal habitat. <nowiki> </nowiki>Lobularia maritima is an annual plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant) growing to tall by broad. The stem is very"
"edible and has a strong onion flavor, and has often been used in cooking. It is cultivated in many places for its attractive flowers. Allium cernuum Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus ""Allium"". It grows in dry woods, rock outcroppings, and prairies. It has been reported from much of the United States, Canada and Mexico including in the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to New York State, the Great Lakes Region, the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri, and the Rocky and Cascade Mountains of the"
"Allium siculum Allium siculum, known as honey garlic, Sicilian honey lily, Sicilian honey garlic, or Mediterranean bells, is a European and Turkish species of plants genus ""Allium"". It is native to the regions around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and grown in other regions as an ornamental and as a culinary herb. ""Allium siculum"" is native to Turkey, Crimea, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, southern France including Corsica, and Italy (Basilicata, Abruzzo, Umbria, Toscana, Sicily, Sardinia), growing in damp, shady woods. It has showy clusters of gracefully drooping bell-shaped blossoms produced in May to early June sitting atop a tall green stem,"
"Allium parvum Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion. It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of . It is widespread in California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and also reported from western Utah and from extreme southwestern Montana (Ravalli and Beaverhead Counties) ""Allium parvum"" has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short scape for an onion species, rarely more than 12"
"Allium sacculiferum Allium sacculiferum, also called northern plain chive or triangular chive, is an East Asian species of wild onion native to Japan, Korea, eastern Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk, Primorye), and northeastern China (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). It is found along the banks of lakes and rivers at elevations less than 500 m. ""Allium sacculiferum"" makes one or two egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm across. Scapes are up to 70 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, shorter than the scape, up to 5 mm across. Umbels are spherical, with many flowers crowded together. Tepals are lilac"
"epithet ""thunbergii"" references the Swedish botanist Carl Peter Thunberg. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Allium thunbergii Allium thunbergii, English common name Thunberg's chive, is an East Asian species of wild onion native to Japan (incl Bonin + Ryukyu Islands), Korea, and China (incl. Taiwan). It grows at elevations up to 3000 m. The Flora of China recognizes ""A. tunbergii"" and ""A. stenodon"" as separate species, but more recent sources combine the two. ""Allium thunbergii"" produces one or two egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 50 cm tall."
"Allium rhizomatum Allium rhizomatum is a species of plant native to southern Arizona (Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties), southern New Mexico (Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Socorro, Sierra and Eddy Counties) and western Texas (Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties) in the United States, and Chihuahua in Mexico. It is generally found in dry, grassy areas at elevations of 1200–2200 m. Its common names include spreading wild onion and red flower onion. ""Allium rhizomatum"" spreads by means of underground rhizomes, with new bulbs forming as much as 3 cm away from the parent plant. Bulbs are narrowly ellipsoid, up to 3 cm long"
"Soy sauce based dips are often flavored with Korean wild chives. In North Korea, radish water kimchi flavored with Korean wild chives is a popular spring ""banchan"" (side dish). Allium monanthum Allium monanthum, the Korean wild chive, is a spring vegetable with minuscule bulbous roots that have a mild onion flavor and found in the woodlands of Korea, Japan, northeastern Russia (Primorye), and northeastern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). ""Allium monanthum"" is unusual in the genus in being usually dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), but rarely hermaphrodite or gynomonoecious. The species produces a single round bulb about"
"Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima syn. ""Alyssum maritimum"", common name sweet alyssum or sweet alison, also commonly referred to as just alyssum (from the genus ""Alyssum"" in which it was formerly classified) is a species of low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. The genus name ""Lobularia"" comes from a Greek word meaning ""small pod"", referring to the shape of the fruits. The name of the species ""maritima"" refers to its preferred coastal habitat. <nowiki> </nowiki>Lobularia maritima is an annual plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant) growing to tall by broad. The stem is very branched, with dense clusters of small"
"pink or lavender. Cultivars include 'Graceful'. Allium amplectens Allium amplectens is a species of wild onion known by the common name narrowleaf onion. It is native to British Columbia, Oregon, Washington State and California, where it grows in woods and especially in clay and serpentine soils. ""Allium amplectens"" grows from a pinkish-brown bulb and sends up a naked green stem topped with an inflorescence. When closed, the inflorescence is wrapped in bright pink to magenta bracts. These open to produce between 10 and 50 shiny white to pale pink flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The six stout stamens and"
"with an inflorescence of 10 to 30 flowers, each of which is one to one and a half centimeters wide. Each flower has six pinkish, red-purple, or white-streaked purple tepals. The name ""Allium falcifolium"" var. ""demissum"" was coined in 1921, referring to the taxon now known as ""Allium siskiyouense"" Allium falcifolium Allium falcifolium is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name scytheleaf onion or coast flatstem onion. It is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in heavy, rocky soils, especially serpentine soils. ""Allium falcifolium"", grows from a reddish-brown bulb one to"
"Chives Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, are an edible species of the genus ""Allium"". Their close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion. A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. ""A. schoenoprasum"" is the only species of ""Allium"" native to both the New and the Old Worlds. Chives are a commonly used herb and can be found in grocery stores or grown in home gardens. In culinary use, the scapes and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as an ingredient for fish, potatoes, soups, and"
"Chives Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, are an edible species of the genus ""Allium"". Their close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion. A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. ""A. schoenoprasum"" is the only species of ""Allium"" native to both the New and the Old Worlds. Chives are a commonly used herb and can be found in grocery stores or grown in home gardens. In culinary use, the scapes and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as an ingredient for fish, potatoes, soups, and"
"Allium punctum Allium punctum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dotted onion or Modoc onion. It is native to the western United States in and around the Modoc Plateau in northeastern California (Modoc County), northwestern Nevada (Humboldt County), and southeastern Oregon (Malheur, Lake and Harney Counties). It is uncommon, growing volcanic flatlands created by old lava flows. ""Allium punctum"" grows from a yellow-brown to grayish oval-shaped bulb one or two centimeters wide. It produces a short stem no more than 10 centimeters tall and two sickle-shaped leaves which are usually a bit longer. The inflorescence"
"Allium sanbornii Allium sanbornii is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Sanborn's onion. It is native to northern California and southwestern Oregon. It grows in the serpentine soils of the southern Cascade Range and northern Sierra Nevada foothills. ""Allium sanbornii"" produces a reddish-brown bulb up to about long. Scape up to long, bearing a single cylindrical leaf which is about the same length. The umbel contains as many as 150 small flowers, each with tepals less than a centimeter long, pink to white with darker red midveins. Anthers are yellow or purple; pollen yellow"
"Allium monanthum Allium monanthum, the Korean wild chive, is a spring vegetable with minuscule bulbous roots that have a mild onion flavor and found in the woodlands of Korea, Japan, northeastern Russia (Primorye), and northeastern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). ""Allium monanthum"" is unusual in the genus in being usually dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), but rarely hermaphrodite or gynomonoecious. The species produces a single round bulb about in diameter. Scapes are relatively short for the genus, rarely more than tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, longer than the scape. Umbels are small, with one flower"